How to say "ivory" in Japanese

• アイボリーCommon
  nounThe katakana loanword. It most often names the pale yellowish-white color, as in clothing, cosmetics, and household appliances, rather than the substance itself.
• 象牙ぞうげCommon
  nounThe native word for ivory as a material: the hard, creamy-white substance of elephant tusks, used for carvings, ornaments, and formerly piano keys.
  彼かれは象牙ぞうげに図案ずあんを彫ほった。↗

  He carved designs in ivory.

Use 象牙 for ivory as the actual material of elephant tusks and objects made from it, and 「アイボリー」, the loanword, most often for the pale yellowish-white color in fashion and products.

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• アイボリーivory
• 象牙ぞうげivory
• アイボリー色アイボリーいろivory (color)